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Recent Examples of footpad
On the base of the enclosure are anti-slip silicone footpads which reduce the chance of slippage on surfaces and helps protect the enclosure from drops and knocks.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Plus, adjustable footpads ensure its stability on uneven ground.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 10 June 2025
The wide footpads give the rider leverage for acceleration, stopping and turning.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Spiders, cockroaches, beetles, bats, tree frogs, and lizards all have varying-sized sticky footpads that use these same forces.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
The cost of a Pint X with the larger footpads, folding handle and performance tire adds up to $1,480.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2024
Simply center the tool directly over the weed, press it firmly into the ground using the footpad, and then lean the handle towards the footpad.
—Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2024
Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Plus, adjustable footpads ensure its stability on uneven ground.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 10 June 2025
The wide footpads give the rider leverage for acceleration, stopping and turning.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Spiders, cockroaches, beetles, bats, tree frogs, and lizards all have varying-sized sticky footpads that use these same forces.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
The cost of a Pint X with the larger footpads, folding handle and performance tire adds up to $1,480.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2024
Simply center the tool directly over the weed, press it firmly into the ground using the footpad, and then lean the handle towards the footpad.
—Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for footpad
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In The Three Amigos, a trio of American actors who have played heroic gunslingers in a series of popular silent films, are accidentally hired by the villagers of Santa Poco to protect them from the villainous bandit leader, El Guapo, who kidnaps a beautiful villager to be his unwilling bride.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Over $200 Off NFL Sunday Ticket NFL fans can make out like bandits with the DraftKings Sportsbook welcome offer.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Redford plays an aging bank robber and escape artist who can’t quite quit the criminal life, and even gets to ride a horse – a fitting bookend for a inimitable Hollywood career.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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That film begins with charismatic bank robber Ryan Gosling in a thrilling motorcycle escape from the cops, and moves through several twists and turns, lurches forward in time, and holds Gosling at its heart as a man doing bad things for good reasons.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Shortly before midnight on May 23, 1798, highwaymen just north of Dublin intercepted and set on fire a mail coach headed to Belfast.—
Joseph Patrick Kelly,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
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The sybaritic highwayman Macheath maneuvers between a cutthroat capitalist milieu (Mr. and Mrs. Peachum) and a corrupt police force (led by Tiger Brown) while seducing daughters from both worlds (Polly Peachum and Lucy Brown).—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Even if it’s stolen, the unique lock pin prevents thieves from accessing your personal information, giving you time to deactivate credit cards and alert the authorities.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Many now have cameras, hire private investigators and offer cash rewards to try to catch the thieves.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The burglars used my pillowcases to haul off heirloom jewelry.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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His gentleman burglar act falters before long.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Behind the plate, Narvaez became an offensive upgrade and has thrown out more potential base-stealers (30) than any other catcher in the sport.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Brown as the crafty Pauline is the true scene stealer, negotiating terms of terror herself.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The structure is similar to how pirates and privateers once attacked foreign enemies at sea on behalf of their government.—
Rick Bennett,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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The boy dressed as a pirate will be standing at a full-length floor mirror getting ready for Halloween.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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But one other aspect that stands out is the ship carrying other dangerous specimens like a small eyeball octopus that possesses a host, or little pincher bugs that drain your blood and swell disgustingly to thirty times their size.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today Investors can have a reputation of being penny pinchers.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
24 July 2025
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“Footpad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footpad. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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